Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested was 481,547 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
481,547 ha
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
19th
of 29 groups
All-time high
545,950 ha
in 2021
All-time low
55,400 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested in Northern Africa is 481,547 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested in Northern Africa peaked at 545,950 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55,400 ha, in 1961.

Northern Africa ranks 19th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Northern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 55,400 ha
1962 59,000 ha +6.5%
1963 66,261 ha +12.3%
1964 77,481 ha +16.9%
1965 77,572 ha +0.1%
1966 83,426 ha +7.5%
1967 96,282 ha +15.4%
1968 110,884 ha +15.2%
1969 123,476 ha +11.4%
1970 129,934 ha +5.2%
1971 140,960 ha +8.5%
1972 162,239 ha +15.1%
1973 147,799 ha -8.9%
1974 166,836 ha +12.9%
1975 181,073 ha +8.5%
1976 191,907 ha +6.0%
1977 180,798 ha -5.8%
1978 199,903 ha +10.6%
1979 206,348 ha +3.2%
1980 205,087 ha -0.6%
1981 214,385 ha +4.5%
1982 226,416 ha +5.6%
1983 248,617 ha +9.8%
1984 253,678 ha +2.0%
1985 270,237 ha +6.5%
1986 283,826 ha +5.0%
1987 291,791 ha +2.8%
1988 277,339 ha -5.0%
1989 279,467 ha +0.8%
1990 274,696 ha -1.7%
1991 288,476 ha +5.0%
1992 267,749 ha -7.2%
1993 281,146 ha +5.0%
1994 288,999 ha +2.8%
1995 293,207 ha +1.5%
1996 287,984 ha -1.8%
1997 298,046 ha +3.5%
1998 305,382 ha +2.5%
1999 339,708 ha +11.2%
2000 326,497 ha -3.9%
2001 325,531 ha -0.3%
2002 337,292 ha +3.6%
2003 335,163 ha -0.6%
2004 333,211 ha -0.6%
2005 357,832 ha +7.4%
2006 349,217 ha -2.4%
2007 378,605 ha +8.4%
2008 383,394 ha +1.3%
2009 377,032 ha -1.7%
2010 389,776 ha +3.4%
2011 409,674 ha +5.1%
2012 416,137 ha +1.6%
2013 454,715 ha +9.3%
2014 483,505 ha +6.3%
2015 511,537 ha +5.8%
2016 516,691 ha +1.0%
2017 508,922 ha -1.5%
2018 481,577 ha -5.4%
2019 533,684 ha +10.8%
2020 499,089 ha -6.5%
2021 545,950 ha +9.4%
2022 504,667 ha -7.6%
2023 513,003 ha +1.7%
2024 481,547 ha -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 83,309 ha 55,400 ha 123,476 ha 9
1970s 170,780 ha 129,934 ha 206,348 ha 10
1980s 255,084 ha 205,087 ha 291,791 ha 10
1990s 292,539 ha 267,749 ha 339,708 ha 10
2000s 350,377 ha 325,531 ha 383,394 ha 10
2010s 470,622 ha 389,776 ha 533,684 ha 10
2020s 508,851 ha 481,547 ha 545,950 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 16 Colombia 358,250 ha compare
  2. 17 Australia 341,130 ha compare
  3. 17 Australia and New Zealand 341,130 ha compare
  4. 19 Poland 277,920 ha compare
  5. 20 Cuba 270,361 ha compare
  6. 21 Ukraine 253,600 ha compare
  7. 22 South Africa 242,267 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar crops primary — area harvested in Northern Africa?
Sugar crops primary — area harvested in Northern Africa was 481,547 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 545,950 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 55,400 ha in 1961.
How does Northern Africa rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested?
Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sugar crops primary — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
200 places, 10,929 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.